90,000 Californians Sign Petition Calling on PUC to Block Comcast Merger

Consumer groups renewed their call today for the California Public Utilities Commission to reject the proposed Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger and announced that they had collected 90,000 petition signatures from Californians opposed to the deal. This announcement coincided with the California PUC’s All-Party meeting on the merger scheduled to begin at 2pm in San Francisco (CA). "Californians are adamantly opposed to this mega merger,” said Michael McCauley, spokesperson for Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports. “They know that giving Comcast so much control over the broadband market is a bad deal for consumers that should be rejected outright. If Comcast gets its way, Californians can expect higher prices, fewer choices, and even worse customer service.”